December 13, 2020 – THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

PROCUREMENT: significant public sector contracts must be open to a range of bidders

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Government £10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing Investigation by Ally Tibbitt in The Ferret December 10, 2020 A multi-million pound Scottish Government contract

COVID 19: MONDAY IS V-DAY FOR CARE HOME RESIDENTS

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Care home vaccinations will begin on Monday, says Health Minister Jeane Freeman By Democrat reporter Residents of Scottish care homes will begin to receive the

SCOTTISH TAXPAYERS SOLD DOWN THE RIVER

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‘Catastrophic’ failings over Ferguson ferry ‘fiasco’ at Firth of Clyde shipyard There was a man who built a boat to sail away and it sank

LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: DUMBARTON PEOPLE’S THEATRE CAST FROM CHRISTMAS 1984

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Something to make you smile this cold December morning. This was the cast of Dumbarton People’s Theatre’s Christmas pantomime in 1984. Picture courtesy Pauline McLean,

TREE CHOPPER MCCOLL ATTRACTS THE FURY OF WOMEN AT HIGH OVERTOUN

By Bill Heaney Tree chopper Cllr Jonathan McColl has attracted the fury of an army of women tree lovers in Dumbarton and the Vale of

FERRET INVESTIGATION: SALMOND INQUIRY EXPLAINED FOR DEMOCRAT READERS

FFS explains: Alex Salmond’s committee appearance By Ferret Journalists The fallout from Alex Salmond’s trial over allegations of sexual assault continues more than a year

RELIGION: WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE COMMUNION IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH?

Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’ Bishop Georg Batzing – ‘while a general invitation

POPE FRANCIS: First Papal visit to Scotland since 2010 could be on the cards

Local people including Provost Billy Petrie and his late wife, Jean, were in the crowd at the last Papal Visit to Scotland ten years ago.

POLITICS: Anas Sarwar is the new Scottish Labour leader

By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour, replacing Richard Leonard who led the

DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

The Sheep Hill quarry which is at the centre of the planning dispute in Milton and Bowling. NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY I have said in

VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans

Erskine Veteran Steve Wylie finds it difficult to use public transport. Now, Erskine hopes to hit the road after launching a fundraising drive for a

LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime

Police on patrol in Dumbarton (top picture by Sean Davenport) and Vale of Leven (bottom picture by Craig Jump of Turkey Red Media). By Democrat

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